Materials: colorful, place mats (I don’t know what you call this material but it reminds me of the mats you use under carpets to keep them from slipping.)
The idea is to keep the spots close to your meeting or circle area and when you are ready for circle time to begin, you can say “Grab a Spot!” and invite the children to join you for circle time. Each child gets to sit on their own spot. You could add a “Spot Helper”to your classroom jobs. The spot helper can help pick up the spots or set them out. If the spots are already set out then you might want to change it up and say, “Choose a Spot” for the children to sit on.
Depending on the group of children, you would have to see whether “grabbing a spot” (letting the children pick their own spot and set it in the circle) or “choosing a spot” (putting the spots out ahead of time for the children to sit on) works better for you.
You could also use the colorful mats for games and work spaces.
Taken from Teach Preschool
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